Monthly Archives: October 2008

Affiliate Review: Williamsport

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

Today we’ll continue the review of the Phillies affiliates in 2008 with a stop in Williamsport. As with the GCL review, I want to hit on 5 key performances both on the offensive side and the pitching side and then … Continue reading →

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Fall League Update

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

Phillie prospects continue in the Arizona Fall League with Mesa, the Phillies affiliate at 3-3 after the first week.  Looking at how Phillies prospects performed, OF Quintin Berry received his first at bats on Saturday and went 1-4 with a … Continue reading →

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Affiliate Review: GCL Phillies

Posted on October 13, 2008 by

Today I’m going to start my reviews of the 6 Phillies minor league affiliates. I was originally planning to do something more in depth, but I haven’t quite finished my new system yet. Its to the point where I can … Continue reading →

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Overvalued prospects in 2008

Posted on October 10, 2008 by

The last two days we looked at guys who may have performed better than their surface numbers would indicate, so today we’ll look at a few guys who maybe are overvalued based on their surface numbers. Don’t take offense if … Continue reading →

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Arizona Fall League Update

Posted on October 10, 2008 by

While I am not going to get into the won-loss record of the Mesa Solar Sox, lets take a look at the performance of the Phillies prospects who are playing in the AFL, a league that clearly has good talent … Continue reading →

Posted in 8. Arizona Fall League | 35 Comments

Undervalued pitchers in 2008

Posted on October 9, 2008 by

As promised, today we’ll dig into the pitching aspect and try to find out who might have performed a bit better that what we see on the surface, ie, just looking at ERA and WHIP and wins. The main statistic … Continue reading →

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Undervalued positional players in 2008

Posted on October 8, 2008 by

Kind of a lame title for today’s article, but essentially I wanted to point out 3 players who kind of had under the radar seasons. Guys we didn’t focus on, or that we maybe focused on in a not so … Continue reading →

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Scheduling note

Posted on October 7, 2008 by

Here is what I have in mind for the rest of the week: Wednesday – Undervalued positional performances in 2008 Thursday – Undervalued pitching performances in 2008 Friday – GCL review/introduction of my new prospect evaluation system I’ve been spending … Continue reading →

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Arizona Fall League

Posted on October 6, 2008 by

The Arizona Fall League gets under way tomorrow with the Phillies affiliate the Mesa Solar Sox, taking on Pheonix.  The Solar Sox have eight Phils prospects on their roster, a roster which they share with  the Braves, Cubs, Marlins, and Tigers.  Phils … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Winter Baseball update

Posted on October 5, 2008 by

Quick update on the progress of our 3 guys in Hawaii Michael Taylor: 15 AB — .133/.350/.333 — 5 BB — 2 K — 1 HR — 1 SB Dominic Brown: Has not played (at least I don’t see his … Continue reading →

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